Spider On A String

Lyrics

Verse 1
Born on a bar top
Lipstick on my teeth
Camera in my face
And coke in my grief
I learned every trick
Just to stay on the screen
Sold pieces of myself
For a crease in a magazine

Chorus
I’m a spider on a string
Dance
Baby
Dance for their sin
They pull
I spin
Same old thing
Smile wide
Let the shame sink in
Yeah
I’m broken
But I still sing
I’m a spider
I’m a spider on a string

Verse 2
Family at a table
Talking through their teeth
“Keep it in the closet
Don’t embarrass the east”
Hands on my shoulders
Contracts on my soul
Thought I’d die in that town
Under someone else’s control

Chorus
I’m a spider on a string
Dance
Baby
Dance for their sin
They pull
I spin
Same old thing
Smile wide
Let the shame sink in
Yeah
I’m broken
But I still sing
I’m a spider
I’m a spider on a string

Bridge
Tell me
Is this all I am
Punchline in a pink coat
Glam
Heart like glass in a motel drawer
Every “yes” just buys one more
I laugh loud so I don’t fall apart (oh)
Hide the track marks on my heart

Chorus
I’m a spider on a string
Dance
Baby
Dance for their sin
They pull
I spin
Same old thing
Smile wide
Let the shame sink in
I’m a mess
But I still sing
I’m a spider
I’m a spider on a string

Outro
One day I cut that line
Walk out of this cheap red shine
Till then
Watch these eight legs swing
I’m your spider
Your spider on a string